Where does “Benediktinermönchlein” come from?
Benediktinermönchlein (German) comes from German Benediktinermönch, from German Mönch, from Middle High German münech, from Old High German munih, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος.
Ancestry of “Benediktinermönchlein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Benediktinermönch | Benedictine monk |
| 2 | German | Mönch | monk; blackcap |
| 3 | Middle High German | münech | — |
| 4 | Old High German | munih | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | monicus | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | monachus | monk |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |